EGO & VENGEANCE

Chapter 16

Kelani

I don't want to just get up and leave because I don't need people getting suspicious. Theories on who SaviourA is have been circulating the past week, so I've been taking more cautions with my jobs.

Now that Mateo knows I'm SaviourA he could be put in danger at any moment. SaviourA has made many enemies the past three years, but thankfully I've kept my identity hidden.

But now these two very rich, very powerful and may I add very pissed fathers know that I'm the one who took away their shitbag sons. And I wouldn't be surprised if they also knew that i went there as SaviourA, not Kelani Perez.

If that's the case, and they expose my identity, this whole plan goes to shit and I'll have more targets on my back than ever before.

I come out of my daze and realise everyone's finished their food and been having a conversation about god knows what.

"I just wanna say the day at the fields was crazy" Adam states, leaning back in his chair with a smile.

"Do we really have to bring that up?" Haley asks, looking down avoiding eye contact.

Her jaw still has some yellowish hue, and a scar on her cheek after the apparent stitch she had to get after I broke my knuckles on her face.

I say nothing. A few heads turn to me.

"Nah we don't have to bring it up. Just like how you guys are trying your oh-so-very best, not to bring up the Alaiyah thing."

Smiles fade, ruffles of jackets and shuffles of feet are heard as some shift in their seats.

I glance around the table and my eyes meet with Samantha's "Uh... what Alaiyah thing?"

I turn my blank expression to a smile.

"Come on guys, let's not act stupid now. The email that everyone got about Alaiyah and the fact that she actually was raped"

They stay quiet.

"You guys don't have to be so tense around me, I mean I'm just as shocked as you guys are..." i scoff "aren't you?"

A few nervous chuckles are hear around the table. I feel Mateo watching me with his cautious eyes in my peripheral scope.

"Yeah for sure... I mean we all felt bad" Rowan states.

I shift my eyes to his. And just stare, just for a moment. Until I can sense his discomfort and nervousness as I keep my emeralds on his dark eyes.

"Yeah I bet." I smile sympathetically.

The rest of the group nods quietly.

"So, there was a second victim" Adam breaks the silence.

"Yeah, apparently she's finally coming out with the truth about what happened after four years. Poor girl must've been through a lot to feel like she had to keep it to herself for this long" Cherry adds, grabbing a bread stick.

"For real" Adam agrees as he and Seb shake their heads.

I turn to Elias, who has remained silent since Mateo and I arrived. Or rather... since I arrived. The second victim of his vile act, not that he knows that. I'd usually just avoid looking anywhere near his dark aura, but seeing him scramble in his seat and fidget with his thumbs is amusing to me.

"Elias what's the matter?" Samantha asks, patting his shoulder.

His head shoots up from his hands, and observes around the table.

"Oh nothing- nothing I'm good" he gives a weak and tight smile.

"You sure?" I ask. And he turns to me. Face white, expression weak.